DFS : installation and configuration – Distributed File System

DFS

The namespace of DFS makes it possible to provide shared, which are on different servers under the same name.

Instead of accessing a shared folder with the \\server-file\ computer address, we will use an address of the type \\domain-name\ share\ computer. The user will be redirected transparently on the “server-file” server.

In a simplified way, in the folder \\domain-name\share will be shortcuts to other shares that are several servers and this in a completely transparent way for the user.

Stand-alone certification authority: installation on Windows Server

CA

Presentation A Certificate Authority (CA) can issue certificates for internal internet sites, RDS connections … The advantage of having a CA is having to deploy a single certificate on the computers, and some Windows services require certificates from a CA to work: On Windows, there are two types of CAs (summary): Role installation 1. From …

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PRTG: Hyper-V Statistics CPU and RAM Resource Allocation

This script creates a sensor in PRTG that displays the allocation of physical resources to virtual machines. Scripts can be used to monitor a standalone / clustered Hyper-V host and / or cluster. Canals : VM Count : number of virtual machines CPU allocated (%) : percentage of logical CPUs allocated to VMs. CPU assigned …

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Powershell: Automatically decline Itanium Updates on WSUS

The PowerShell script below allows you to automatically decline Itanium updates in WSUS. The script can be started manually or by a scheduled task. The script must be run on the WSUS server. Works under: Windows 2008 et 2008R2 Windows 2012 et 2010R2 Windows 2016 To enable email notifications: Pass the $EmailLog variable to $True …

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MSA 2040/2050 Configuration

The MSA 1040/1050 and MSA 2040/2050 arrays are entry-level SANs that enable high-performance storage at a great price. The MSA arrays are equipped with a dual controller available in iSCSI, FC and SAS. On the MSA 2040/2050 series, it is possible to mix controllers to have two storage access technologies. MSA 2040/2050 default information By …

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Vbs: Check if a user is part of a group

The function below is used to check if a user is part of an AD group. The function returns True or False. PS: pour fonctionner la fonction IsMember à besoin de la fonction EnvString(variable) Use :

Exchange migration to Office 365 – minimum hybrid configuration

This article shows you how to migrate your local Exchange environment to Office 365. The advantage of this migration is to be transparent to the users, there is no need to redo the mail profiles and (re) download the OST. The phones / tablets will need to be reconfigured manually once the box is moved. …

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Network Drive Mapping: GPO and Script

Détail de la GPO

When setting up an Active Directory, one of the first things you want to set up is automatic mapping of network drives to different users. As a reminder, a network drive is a share presented to a workstation / user in the form of a letter like a hard disk / USB stick …. In …

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PowerShell: Running Veeam backups.

The PowerShell script below allows you to run a Veeam backup. This type of script can be used with a schedule task to initiate a backup.